Verso una maggiore rilevanza dei profili sanitari nelle valutazioni dell’autorizzazione integrata ambientale

The contribution starts from the observation of the circularity in the dynamics of the relationship between discipline for the protection of health and discipline for the protection of the environment. Even though at first there is a substantial absorption of environmental profiles by the health discipline, in a second phase we observe a ‘distancing’ of the two disciplines. These disciplines tend to be interpreted according to different logics and then they reach the current phase, in which a new substantial rapprochement between the two spheres can be noted by virtue of the significant enhancement of health in the context of the main environmental protection instruments, in which it is not an implicit or implied element. In this perspective, therefore, two profiles are examined. They both have so far played only a marginal role in environmental protection authorization procedures: on the one hand, the assessment of the odor output of the emissions and on the other the health impact assessment procedure.